Edmonton (eCanadaNow) - For the first time, gorillas have been seen having sex face to face, just as humans do.  How is that for a late Valentine's Day card cover?

This is actually a big discovery though as this is the first time that gorillas, our closest evolutionary relatives, have been seen having sex just as humans do, face to face.

Thomas Breuer, a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and WCS stated "Understanding the behavior of our cousins the great apes sheds light on the evolution of behavioral traits in our own species and our ancestors."

Breuer was the lead author of the study published in The Gorilla Gazette.

The trait of having sex face to face is now known not to be just for humans, our common ancestors do it too.